Overview
- Two National Guard members remain in critical condition after being shot near Farragut West, a few blocks from the White House; a suspect was detained at the scene.
- The FBI says it is investigating the attack on terrorism grounds, and officials have not announced a motive.
- Media and officials report the detainee is a 29-year-old Afghan who arrived in 2021 and whose asylum was approved in 2025.
- President Trump ordered about 500 additional Guard troops to Washington even as a judge recently deemed the broader deployment unlawful, a decision stayed until mid-December.
- USCIS said it is pausing processing of Afghan immigration cases, prompting warnings from advocacy groups against broad reprisals.